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SUBMITTER: van Oostendorp SE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7496604 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
van Oostendorp S E SE Belgers H J HJ Bootsma B T BT Hol J C JC Belt E J T H EJTH Bleeker W W Den Boer F C FC Demirkiran A A Dunker M S MS Fabry H F J HFJ Graaf E J R EJR Knol J J JJ Oosterling S J SJ Slooter G D GD Sonneveld D J A DJA Talsma A K AK Van Westreenen H L HL Kusters M M Hompes R R Bonjer H J HJ Sietses C C Tuynman J B JB
The British journal of surgery 20200404 9
<h4>Background</h4>Transanal total mesorectal excision (TaTME) has been proposed as an approach in patients with mid and low rectal cancer. The TaTME procedure has been introduced in the Netherlands in a structured training pathway, including proctoring. This study evaluated the local recurrence rate during the implementation phase of TaTME.<h4>Methods</h4>Oncological outcomes of the first ten TaTME procedures in each of 12 participating centres were collected as part of an external audit of pro ...[more]